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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Introducing Science to Young Children

For the last two years there have been quite a few science
toys featured at the annual
Toy Fair show in New York.STEM
education is in these days and it is close to my heart.STEM stands for science, technology,
engineering and mathematics.We don’t
have enough people majoring in these subjects and the toy industry is jumping
on the bandwagon by introducing some wonderful science sets that are sure to
spark interest in kids - including young children.

Full disclosure – I was one of those kids and studied
chemical engineering and had a career in engineering for 30 years.My husband and son are engineers and I am
convinced that my 5 year old grandson definitely has skills and interests in
this direction.So yes, I think the
emphasis on STEM education is a great idea.

These new science oriented toys are not like the ones we
remember that would only appeal to the nerdiest of older kids.These
toys are a great way to introduce kids to the excitement of science in a
hands-on way.There is way too much to
put in one blog post so today’s post is about science toys for young children
and the next one will be for older kids. All of the pictures were taken by me at Toy fair displays - no stock images.

Clifford The Big Red Dog Science Kits

from The Young Scientists ClubAges 3 and up

There are five of these kits – Bubble Science, Rainbow Science,
Kitchen Science, Food Science and Animal Science.Each set comes with a 20 page manual narrated
by Emily Elizabeth and all the materials needed to conduct simple science
experiments.These kits are design for
pre-schoolers and offer an excellent and interesting introduction to science.

Clifford The Big Red Dog Science Kits

Oh, That's me with Clifford The Big Red Dog

My First Microscope

By GeoSafari/Educational Insights Ages 3 and up

Everybody enjoys looking in a microscope but this isn’t something that
young children can usually enjoy for the simple reason that you need to close
one eye and look with the other.This microscope
designed for young children features two scopes – no need to squint.I love it!

My First Microscope by GeoSafari/Educational Insights

My First Microscope by GeoSafari/Educational Insights

Metal Detector, Color Mixer and More

by Learning ResourcesProducts
for every age group

Learning Resources makes lots of educational toys and products used in schools as resources for learning. They have an excellent line of science oriented toys for young children and here a few of my pictures from Toy Fair.

Learning Resources Mix and Measure Set

Learning Resources Color Mixing Set

More Interesting Science Items from Learning Resources

This Lab Coat from Learning resources will fit a child ages 3- 7.

The Magic School Bus Series

from The Young Scientists Club

Remember Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School bus?They were great books that my kids loved as
Ms. Frizzle took her class on exciting and fun science adventures.With these science sets Ms. Frizzle takes her
students on wild rides in the Engineering Lab, Weather Lab and Slime and Polymer Lab and more.In the Engineering
Lab young
scientists become engineers when they build a solar oven, design a car,
construct a bridge, create solar energy, design an electric game, make a simple
machine, construct a submarine, and more.And it comes in this great Magic School Bus box.This one is coming to my house in the near
future for sure.

The Magic School Bus Slime and Polymer Lab from The Young Scientists Club

About Me

This blog highlights my perspective as a grandmother and mother.I love being a grandmother and this stage of life and use my blog to share my experiences. I am also doing product reviews in the genre of the mommy bloggers and enjoying my relationship with that group also. I attend the annual giant Toy Fair NY and other showcases throughout the year and enjoy sharing what's new, classis and "grandparent friendly" with my readers. Follow me on facebook as I have lots of great posts that grandparents love. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/grandmachronicles/